Mr. Spencer was a lifetime member and local chapter president of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and honored for his “selfless service and commanding leadership.” Read more Courtesy of the family

by Gary Miles Published Oct. 14, 2025, 3:39 p.m. ET

Oscar R. Spencer, 70, of Camden, longtime juvenile detention educator for the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission, board chair for the Parkside Business & Community in Partnership nonprofit, professional photographer, church leader, and volunteer, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, of complications from a heart condition at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

The second-youngest of eight children to grow up on Haddon Avenue in the Parkside neighborhood of Camden, Mr. Spencer joined the state’s Juvenile Justice Commission in 1994 and spent 25

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